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Volunteers plant gardens at Ashville Free Library

ASHVILLE - The Ashville community recently helped to beautify the Ashville Free Library. A garden of native plants and shrubs, with plants purchased from Art Samples Nursery in Ashville and Royal Fern Nursery of Fredonia was installed to beautify the Ashville Library and road near the library. Preparation of the space was provided by Ronnie Blynt of RC Property Solutions. On a humid September day, volunteers Oliver Burgeson, a Panama High School student and National Honor Society member, Jo Ann Bardo, Heidi Bird, Julie Nelson of the Audubon Gardeners, Forest McCray, a community ...

New pastor joins Panama Methodist Church

PANAMA - Pastor Jeremy Phipps and his wife, Laurel, have officially joined the Panama Methodist Church family. Phipps comes to the church from York, Pa., where he has been serving as the pastor of two Global Methodist congregations for the past couple of years. Before that, he served in the ...

The Resource Center to present movie Sept. 23 at The Reg

The challenges and triumphs of operating a movie theater that provides jobs for people with disabilities will be showcased when The Resource Center presents its annual film event Wednesday, Sept. 23. The movie, 25 Prospect Street, will be screened at The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, 116 E. ...

MHA Jamestown Art in Recovery Exhibit is Friday

The Mental Health Association will host its Art in Recovery Exhibit on Friday, Sept. 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the undercroft of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 410 N. Main St., with the entrance off Fourth Street. The show will feature a variety of works created by participants in the weekly Art ...

Larson seeks re-election to county legislature

County Legislator Fred Larson has announced his run for re-election to the County Legislature. “I am running for re-election to fight to make it more affordable to live in Chautauqua County and to fight to reverse our catastrophic job losses of the past 15 years. Employment in Chautauqua ...

Lisa Vanstrom seeks re-election to County Legislature District 15

Chautauqua County Legislator Lisa Vanstrom of Ellicott has announced her candidacy for re-election, representing District 15 on the Chautauqua County Legislature. Vanstrom is seeking to continue to work on behalf of local constituents, with a focus on fiscal responsibility, efficient ...